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Star Wars Battlefront II

First Details For The Campaign And Multiplayer

by Andrew Reiner

Star Wars is at its best when it focuses on a group of unlikely heroes coming together to save the day. Luke meeting Leia, Rey finding Finn - their stories intertwine and become one, like the Force. Electronic Arts knows the heart of Star Wars is an ensemble story, but has no intention of shining the spotlight on the heroes of the Rebellion again. Star Wars Battlefront II features a single-player campaign that is told from the perspective of the Empire.

"We want you to feel like an elite Imperial," says Mark Thompson, game director at Motive Studios. The first character we will get to know is Iden Versio, a middle-aged female soldier in a military group called Inferno Squad. Iden was on Endor when the second Death Star was destroyed, and the Emperor was killed. She has vowed to avenge the Emperor and keep his war going. Inferno Squad is a never-before-seen branch of the Imperial army, comprised of elite pilots, sharpshooters, and commandos capable of handling most assignments including sabotage and infiltration. Iden is obviously a versatile character for the gameplay, being able to shift from intense firefights to aerial combat over a city or in space.

The story picks up right after the Empire's defeat and will shed some light on what happened between the destruction of the Death Star and the creation of Starkiller Base. The intent isn't to deliver the feeling of "I'm playing as the bad guys." This story is taking the somewhat controversial angle of the Empire having heroes of its own, and people who live in Imperial controlled cities seeing the Empire as the purveyors of peace and the Rebellion as the terrorists trying to disrupt it.

Players will get to see just how citizens of the Empire live on a new planet called Vardos. In a piece of concept art shown at the game's unveiling at Star Wars Celebration, Vardos retains the Empire's sterile colors. The image showed a huge enclosed habitat, consisting of people walking on a path, and a subway racing along the ceiling. The architecture was mostly ridged, with sharp corners and despite it being a vast area, a suffocating feeling hangs over it. The colors are mostly grey, but red banners with the imperial insignia give it a hint of life. Trees with similarly colored red leaves are scattered everywhere. Blasts of lightning can subtly be seen outside of the windows.

Although the Emperor is dead, he will be a key player in this story. In Lucasfilm's expanded novels and comic books, the Emperor created a contingency plan that would allow his vision and beliefs to carry forward even after his death. He created prerecorded messages that are inserted into Sentinel droids outfitted in red Royal Guard-like cloaks, and a smooth, black faceplate that displays a hologram of the Emperor's face. Iden will come in contact with this robotic deity, but we don't know exactly how he factors into the conflict at hand.

Rush through waves of enemies on Starkiller Base with the power of your lightsaber in your hands. Storm through the jungle canopy of a hidden Rebel base on Yavin 4 with your fellow troopers, dispensing firepower from AT-STs. Line up your X-wing squadron for an attack on a mammoth First Order Star Destroyer in space. Or rise as a new Star Wars hero - Iden, an elite Imperial special forces soldier - and discover an emotional and gripping single-player story spanning thirty years.

Experience rich and living Star Wars multiplayer battlegrounds across all three eras: prequel, classic, and new trilogy. Customize and upgrade your heroes, starfighters, or troopers, each with unique abilities to exploit in battle. Ride tauntauns or take control of tanks and speeders. Down Star Destroyers the size of cities, use the Force to prove your worth against iconic characters such as Kylo Ren, Darth Maul, or Han Solo, as you play a part in a gaming experience inspired by 40 years of timeless Star Wars films.

You can become the master of your own Star Wars hero's journey.

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A New Hero, a Story Untold - Jump into the boots of an elite special forces soldier, equally lethal on the ground and space, in an emotionally gripping new Star Wars campaign that spans over 30 years and bridges events between the films' Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

The Ultimate Star Wars Battleground - A Star Wars multiplayer universe unmatched in variety and breadth where up to 40 players fight as iconic heroes, authentic-to-era troopers and in a massive array of vehicles on land and in the air - as battle rages through the galaxy.

Galactic-Scale Space Combat - Space combat has been designed for Star Wars Battlefront II from the ground up with distinct handling, weapons and customization options. Join your squadron and weave in between asteroids fields, fly through Imperial Dock Yards and take down massive capital ships as you pilot legendary starfighters in high stakes dogfights with up to 24 players and 40 AI ships.

Better Together - Team up with a friend from the comfort of your couch with two-player offline split-screen play*. Earn rewards, customize your troopers and heroes, and bring your upgrades with you on the online multiplayer battleground.

Master Your Hero - Not just an iconic hero- your hero. Master your craft with customizable character progression. Upgrade abilities unique to each hero, trooper class, and starfighter. Use these abilities to adapt and modify your character's powers, either as lethal active effects on your opponents, helpful status boosts, or tactical assistance, to counter any opponent on the battlefront.

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